| Mercedes-Benz W 08 | |
|---|---|
 Mercedes-Benz W08 Sport Roadster (1929) | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz |
| Also called | 1928–1933: Mercedes-Benz Typ Nürburg 460 Mercedes-Benz 18/80 PS 1931–1932: Mercedes-Benz Typ Nürburg 500 Mercedes-Benz 19/100 PS 1932–1939: Mercedes-Benz Typ 500 |
| Production | 1928–1939 3,824 units |
| Assembly | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Large luxury car |
| Body style | Torpedo bodied 6 seater “Tourenwagen” 6-seater Pullman-Limousine Roadster 2 & 4-door Cabriolets (various) |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Powertrain | |
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| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | standard chassis 1928 – 39: 3,670 mm (144 in) short chassis 1931-33: 3,430 mm (135 in) |
| Length | 5,140 mm (202 in) - 5,380 mm (212 in) |
| Width | 1928-29: 1,760 mm (69 in) 1929-39: 1,820 mm (72 in) |
| Height | 1928-29: 1,900 mm (75 in) 1929-39: 1,820 mm (72 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Mercedes-Benz 400 |
The Mercedes-Benz W08 was a large luxury car produced by Daimler-Benz.[1] It was introduced in Autumn 1928,[2] as Mercedes-Benz's first eight-cylinder passenger car. Also known by various “type numbers”, it remained in production with various modifications and upgrades until the later summer of 1939, the longest lived Mercedes-Benz model of the 1920s and 1930s.
- ^ Oswald, pp 231 & 262
- ^ "MERCEDES-BENZ AT THE 2008 PARIS MOTOR SHOW" Archived 2014-03-28 at the Wayback Machine Mercedes-Benz. Retrieved 2013-11-20.